Clothes-line.



J. T. CLAWSON.

CLOTHES LINE.

APPLICATION ILED' APR. 15'. 1915.

' Patented. Jan. 1,1918.

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INVENTOR" ATTORNEY wlmssses I. T. CLAWSON.

CLOTHES LINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 15, 19 16- 1,2523% Patented Jan. 1, 1918.

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INVENTQR WITNESSES Q r a I w ATTORNEY theperson to maintaiii-'the= pole; in an ad IAMESLTJYCIAAWLSQN;LOFZIVANHQE; MINNESOTA;

CLOTHES-LINE. v

Appl-iationffiled Ami-F15,

To all whom itmaysaoncemr Be :it=known that 1, J AMESTP'CLAWSGN; a citi 'zen of theUnit'ed States-,res-idirigat Ivanhoe, in= the -county of {Lincoln and State of' M'ihnesota; have invented certaiii new and l useful Improvements in Clothes-Lines; of"

whichthefolloWing is a specification;

This invention relates to clothes linesyand base-more especia rete'renee, to an" improved support therefor.-

The primary objeet of-the inventiong -is to provide anadj ustable rsupport sfo'rclothes lines; which be eitheie'raised orlow ered, in order that the article} to be sup 5 ported by the li-i1e,- Ina-y be read1ly -placedthereupon and also, when it 1s so desired;

may -be as readilymemovedtherefrbm,

Another important*charaeteristie, of-the invention res-ides ln'"'-tl'l6' novel ,imeans 'employed for raising the line supportinginembar -consistinggot-a telescopic ole having a P rack arranged upon-one of-its sect1ons, anda pinion-uponthe other'sectio'n whereby when 7 said pinion isrotated through the applicationof suitable operating means thereto, one? of the sections may-=-b' distended or -;tele-' scoped and a docking "membereca-rried adjajusted 'position. e

'A still further objectofthe linventioneis" to provide means in the 'form -ofhorizontally arranged pulleys which are carried'uponzia suitable cross arm secured at a point-adlalcent P'PeMXtremity ren-m vable section of the pole.

The invention also aims to pr id a Tomb,

table supportingbracket; whereby the user tion ofthe pinion '6, through the medium 'of' I have illustrated the; above-mentioned" embodiments of the invention :inth'e --accompanyingy drawings forming wpartthereof, vand improved 'details the- "construction and arrangement oi-par-ts will be apparent from an inspection of such drawings,- --in'- connectionwi-th thespeeific description-here ina-fter'containeek In the drawings-:

Figure 1 is an elevation-partly in section of-myiimproved ide i egw Fig 2 is a fragmentaL-wenti-cn 1 section With 'theteeth on the pinion'xfi.v

showmgth n of the telescoping- Speeiflcationfof Letters Patent;

7 BatentedJam. 1, 1918-.

1916. seriarno. 91,397.

Figs 3 is'a top plan of one "of;the-"'cross bar'secti-on -which support the 'line pulleys; Fig. 4 is a section takenonl the line P-l:

' of Fig.1, lookingiin the-direction of the ar Fig: 5 is afragmental section showing. the manner in vvhich the "pulley supportingcross bars are connected with the movable section of thepole; and V v Fig: 6 is a .detail' in perspective 'of'on'e of the-bracing elements for securing the/pulley supporting CIOSSLbiLI'S to the movable section of the-pole. I I

Referring now more particularly to "the drawings wherein like reference characters designate like 0r corresponding 4 parts" throughout. the several views thereof, I pro-' vide -a foundation or base "as indicated by? the-numeral 1, this base being preferably constructed 'of cement." A'hollow cylindrical standard 2 has itslower extremity 3 em bedded in'the concrete base '1. A slot 4 is:

arrangediin one sideof the cylindrical ele'-; ment 2 and has arranged adjacent thereto, a bracket'membercomprising apertured ears? 5 andz5",- which ears are secured to the (outer sion the outer extremity of thi extensi n '1 being adapted to receive .a crank or other operating member9. It is to benoted that'a portion ofthe pinion 6 projects throughthe slot 4 inthe cylindrical standard 2 and'en;

gage 3a portion of'a rack 10, which is formeda upon one side of'a movable pole 11. Rota thecra-n-kQ will cause the'movable pole 11 to I be raised onlowered; this depending upon the directioninwhich the pinion 'is rotated 7 and-yin order to provide means whereby the Q V L sa-idmovflble p'ole 11 maybe securely held' lOO inan adjusted position, I provide a dog12 Whichispivoted to the ears 5 and 5" as at 13;, the outerend ofthe dog being engage'able with certain of the; teeth of the pinion By" this arrangement, it will be evident that forward rotation of the pinion is permitted, yet reverse rotation; thereof Wlll be pre-" vented "due'tothe engagement of the'dog 12 Miranda gto provide for meanswher'e'bj' a of said bracket having formed thereupon an externally threaded shank 15 which extends through a suitable opening thereforin the pole and is held in position by means of :a-

locking nut 15 which is turned into engagement therewith. Arranged withinsaid U-shaped bracket and supported by the lower portions thereof is a cross arm 16, the rear edge of which is provided with a vertically disposed extension 17. A pulley 18 is then placed upon the upper face of the cross arm 16 and a complemental cross arm 19 having a similar extension formed upon its rear edge is adapted to engage with the vertical extension 17. Suitable openings are arranged in the laterally extended arms of the bracket 14 and also in the crossarms 16 and 19 and the pulley 18. These openings are brought into registration and a'bolt 20 is passed therethrough, whereupon a locking nut 20 is turned into engagement with its threaded extremity so as to securely hold the various elements within the saidbracket 14. It may be also stated that the extension, as formed upon the rear edges of the cross bars 16 andv 19 are formed by means of circular seats'21 which are arranged at intervals along the cross bars, as shown in Fig. 3, the forward ends of the circular seats being cut away to produce flared mouth portions 22 for a purpose which .will be subsequently apparent. Pulleys 23 and 24 are v arranged upon either side of the pulley 18 and are received by the'complemental seats.- 21 as arranged in the cross arms 16 and 19.

These pulleys 23 and 24 are rotatable about shanks 25 which are formed upon the upper extremities of diagonallyarranged bracing bars 26, and the pulleys are secured thereupon by means of locking nuts 27 which 7 are turned into engagement with the threaded extremities of the shanks 25. The nuts 27 also servingas means for securing the diagonal bracing members 26 to the cross bars 16 and 19. The lower extremities of the diagonal bracing bars 26 have arranged thereupon ofi'set portions 28, which portions ings 28', whereby the same may be secured to the sides of the movable pole 11 by means of screws 'or the like as at 29. A clothes line of theendless'type, as indicated by the numeral 30 is applied to the pulleys ,18, 23 and 24 and may be engaged at their forward ends with similar pulleys. If sodesired, the user may employ a plurality of these telescopic supportin poles. v

A supporting to the cylindrical standard 2 by means of collars 32 and '32, which areloosely engaged appended claims. I

O bradket 31 rotatably secured I thereabout, .is provided." The outer extremity o'f't'his supporting bracket'may be circular as at 33 and receives thereupon a flared-supporting member. This member 34 may be if so desired, formed upon the circular portion 33 or secured thereto 111 any suitable manner. I p

In reviewing the operation and'assumi'ng' that the user desires to place various articles upon the line,the receptacle containing such articles is accordingly set upon the rotatable bracket 31. 'The locking dog 12 is then disengagedfrom the pinion 6 and} thecrank is turned in a reverse direction so as to permit the lowering or telescoping of 80. the movable pole ll withinthe cylindrical standard '2. I hen the desired adjustment has been. obtained the locking dog 12' is.releasedand' will by gravitationagain engage I with one of the various teeth onthe pinion, 6. ,WVith themovable pole'l'l thus adjusted the cross bars 16 and 19 carrying the clothes; line will be -brought into a positionwithinf reach of the user. The bracket 31 maybe then swung into the desired position and the '90 1 various articles may be removed from the receptacleas supported by said bracket, and attached to'the line. "As the various articles are attached, the line may, due to its endless arrangement be moved so as to carry the various-articles as placed. thereupon forwardly in order'that otherarticles may be" secured thereto. The crank 9 is then rotated in a forward direction, which movement will cause the pinion6 to engage withthe rack 10 and consequently again elevatethe clothes line, the lockingdog12, serving as effective. meansfor holding the same inits elevated position.

Still further embodiments offthe inven-lQS tion than those especially defined,,may1be resorted to as conditions or preference may dictateas maybe in keeping with the hereto I claim r v 1. A line support including a pole, a-crossbar secured to the upper end of the pole and having a plurality ofspaced apart seats, a second cross-bar arranged to rest upon the first cross-bar and provided with complemental seats, pulleys rotatably mounted in 0 I the, seats, andmeans for joining the bars. are provided with lnteriorly threaded open- 2. A line sup'port including a pole, a crossbar comprising bar members having complemental spaced apart seats forming pulley recesses,a bracket mounted on thepole and .l

. securedto the cross-bar for supporting the cross-bar Ion the pole, pulleys rotatably mounted in the pulley recesSes,Iand means for connecting the bars andproviding jourplemental spaced apart seats formingpulley recesses, a bracket mounted on hte pole; i304 I and secured to the cross-bar for supporting for others of the pulleys and securing means the cross bar on the pole, pulleys rotatably for the bar members. 10 mounted in the pulley recesses, a journal In testimony whereof I affix my signabolt for securing the bar members and pro ture in the presence of tWo Witnesses.

viding the journals for one of the pulleys, JAMES T. CLAWVSON. and braces for the cross-bars, the lower ends Witnesses:

of the braces being secured to the pole, the KARL A. HANSEN,

upper ends of the braces forming stub axles L. P. S1ssoN.

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